Platform Architect V

The Standard India; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive bonus

Paid time off and holidays

Career development opportunities

Health & well-being benefits

Job summary

The Standard India is seeking a Platform Architect V to define and evolve the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP), ensuring interoperability and alignment with Enterprise Technology Strategy for data and AI capabilities.

You will lead architectural patterns, guardrails, and reference implementations, collaborating with Product Architects and engineering teams to drive adoption, reduce fragmentation, and improve delivery velocity, with on-site Bengaluru presence required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher in engineering; minimum requirement is B.E./B.Tech.
• 15+ years in enterprise technology, platform engineering, or architecture roles.
• Experience designing and governing large data platforms and AI enablement.
• Ability to lead cross-functional architecture review and roadmapping.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) architecture and standards.
• Drive platform modernization, scalability, and governance alignment.
• Provide technical leadership with reference architectures and guardrails.
• Collaborate with Product Architects and engineering teams to align outcomes.
• Promote standardized platform usage and reduce fragmentation.
• Ensure security, compliance, and cost optimization within platform design.
• Represent platform architecture in governance forums and cross-functional sessions.

Skills

Platform architecture

Enterprise data platforms

AI/ML enablement

Cloud architecture

FinOps / cost optimization

Executive-level communication

Mentoring engineers

Cross-functional leadership

Education

B.E. / B.Tech.

Tools

Azure Databricks

Azure

Kafka

Fivetran

Unity Catalog

Collibra

Job description

The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with Standard India

A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams across the nation, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture, focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary

The Platform Architect V is responsible for defining, evolving, and enabling the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) as an integrated system of platforms supporting data and AI capabilities across the enterprise. This role ensures that the platform ecosystem—including data ingestion, processing, governance, and access is architected to meet current and future business needs while aligning with Enterprise Technology Strategy.

Operating within Enterprise Data & Analytics (EDA) and aligned to the Enterprise Architecture (EA) domain, the Platform Architect V leads platform direction through proposal-driven architecture, influences cross-functional decisions, and enables engineering teams through clear architectural patterns, guardrails, and reference implementations.

This role partners closely with Product Architects (particularly AI-focused roles) in a two-in-a-box model, where the Platform Architect owns platform architecture and system design, while Product Architects own use case definition and business outcomes.

Success will be measured by increased adoption of the Enterprise Data Platform, reduced platform fragmentation, improved delivery velocity, and enhanced platform stability.

Key Responsibilities

• Define Platform Architecture: Lead the design and evolution of the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP), establishing standards, integration patterns, and ensuring system interoperability.
• Drive Modernization: Guide platform evolution, improving scalability, reducing technical debt, and shaping technology lifecycle and adoption.
• Enable Engineering Teams: Provide technical leadership through reference architectures, reusable patterns, and architectural guardrails; mentor engineering teams.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with Product Architects and collaborate across engineering and data teams to align platform and product outcomes.
• Promote Adoption & Standardization: Drive consistent platform usage, influencing teams to adopt standardized solutions and reduce fragmentation.
• Ensure Governance & Risk Alignment: Align platform architecture with security, compliance, and governance requirements; proactively identify and mitigate risks.
• Align with Enterprise Architecture: Ensure consistency with enterprise standards and represent the platform in architecture forums.
• Ability to work on-site in Bengaluru, India is a requirement of the role.

Mode of Working:

This role follows a hybrid work model, with a primary base in Bengaluru. While on-site presence is essential for key engagements, flexibility is offered for remote work based on business needs and team alignment.

Skills And Background You’ll Need

Education: B.E. / B.Tech. degree is the minimum requirement.

Experience

• 15+ years of experience in enterprise technology, platform engineering, data platforms, or architecture roles within similarly scaled organizations. Exposure to diverse technologies, platforms, and processing environments. Strong understanding of strategic and emerging technology trends and their practical application. Familiarity with enterprise technology stacks and networked systems. Experience with developing strategies, roadmaps, and delivering executive-level presentations.
• Experience designing complex systems with extensive experience in enterprise platform architecture and modern data platforms.
• Experience leading architecture review boards, technical governance, standards approval, and cross-domain architecture decision processes.
• Experience defining multi-year platform roadmaps, technology adoption strategy, and platform investment priorities.
• Experience communicating architectural trade-offs and technology strategy to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Experience designing cost-efficient cloud and data platform architectures, including capacity planning, FinOps practices, and platform optimization strategies.
• Experience with AI/ML platform enablement.

Platform scope includes:

• Databricks
• Azure
• Kafka / streaming
• Data ingestion (Fivetran, pipelines)
• Lakehouse and storage
• Governance (Unity Catalog, Collibra)
• Data-as-a-Service / APIs
• AI/ML enablement (with AI & Analytics team)
• Familiarity with governance tools like Unity Catalog, Collibra
• Azure Databricks (preferred)
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams. Occasionally serves as decision owner for cross-platform standards.
• Experienced providing technical leadership across teams, mentoring engineers and architects.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Adaptability : Sees possibilities in changing circumstances, accepts and understands change and alters behavior as necessary.
• Driving Success : Acts with urgency, pursues ambitious goals and shows resilience in the face of obstacles and setbacks.
• Winning Together: Actively engages colleagues to achieve shared outcomes by developing trust, inviting diverse perspectives and pushing to bring the best ideas forward.

Why Join Standard India?

We Have Built An Enduring Legacy Of Stability, Financial Strength And Exceptional Customer Service Through The Contributions Of The Service-oriented People Who Choose To Work At The Standard. To Ensure We Can Attract And Retain The Best Talent, When You Join StanCorp Global Servicesyou Can Expect

• A rich benefits package that supports your health, well-being, and financial goals
• An annual incentive bonus plan tied to both individual and organizational performance
• Paid time off including earned leave, sick/casual leave, and public holidays, in accordance with the company’s leave policy
• A supportive, responsive management approach that empowers you to grow
• Opportunities for career advancement through learning, coaching, and leadership enablement
• A culture where your voice matters - your ideas shape our future, and we win as one
• Purpose-driven work that makes a difference for our customers, communities, and each other

In addition to a competitive salary, our employee-focused benefits are designed to support work-life balance, personal growth, and long-term impact.

Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

StanCorp Global Services India Private Limited is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, caste, HIV status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws of India.